Majid Hussain keeps having to run.
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A Dead Superhero Is a Marvelous Corpse
A theory of superhero suffering and death.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Helping My Son Choose Between the Cub Scouts and His Beliefs about God
Kate Abbott thought the Cub Scouts would be a great place for her son to make friends. Then they came across the ‘Duty to God’ requirements.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Follow the Oil Trail and You’ll Find the Girls
A filmmaker travels the U.S. and Canada to speak with Indigenous women about the constant threats to their safety and their lives.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, The Atavist Magazine, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape Rukmini Callimachi | New York Times | Aug. 13, 2015 | 16 minutes (4,011 words) Twenty-one […]
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File, Deduct, Hide: Six Essential Stories About Taxes
The rich hate them, the poor need them, and everyone has to do them. Well, almost everyone.
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Moving Stars
“The Obamas are not Teflon. The Obamas are Lonsdaleite. Even as our nation convulses and writhes, a king snake biting itself, the Obamas stand calm. America may well be broken. The Obamas are not.”
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Becoming One of the World’s 65 Million Refugees
Majid Hussain keeps having to run.
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Russians at the Gates
After WWII, Russian forces occupied east Germany. The soldiers and their barracks became part of the fabric of life, though still separate from it, as was the forced camaraderie between citizens of each nation, “the sort acted out at parades rather than genuinely felt.” Here’s what one child’s life was like in occupied Germany beside […]
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A Dead Superhero Is a Marvelous Corpse
A theory of superhero suffering and death.
